Unbelievable!

     First things first, I'm really psyched now that exams are over, but now the teachers are going to return our exam papers and that's the absolute WORST part of an exam, let me tell you. And we're going to go back to the usual schedule and probably the seating arrangement as well. Oh well, I hope at the end of the term we'll be going on an excursion or something...

     But the thing is, I'm really writing to tell you readers about what I had witnessed last night. I was walking back to my grandma's house after a filling Mother's Day dinner of Creamy Crab,  BBQ pork ribs and Rice. Yum! A typical Chinese-Singaporean dinner dish really. But that's not the point!

     As I was saying, I was walking to my grandma's house, past the void-decks and I caught sight of a mother beating her son (about 3 years old I presume) on the back repeatedly, then turning to beat her supposedly 5-year-old daughter and after that resumed hitting her son. All the while her children were trying to run away from her hard blows, wailing and probably wondering what they did wrong to be receiving such a punishment. I had half a mind to walk up and confront her on the spot, but somehow, I had to see more. And how could a someone like me confront an adult? a fierce one especially. She'd probably beat me to death.

     Then, she walked away briskly, abandoning her children at the void deck, but her kids followed her, wailing. "Mummy!" they called. A moment later, I saw the mother grab her son's hand and then run across the road. leaving her daughter trailing behind her avoiding the oncoming traffic.

     After crossing the road, she hit full speed and I lost sight of her and her kids. At this point I was very confused as to why she would do such a thing. Maybe she was on drugs, or the children must have done something to really upset her. That is a CR-AZY lady!!! I thought to myself.

     I mean sure, people cane and beat their children all the time for punishment but this is different. That woman tried to outrun her kids! Along a roadside too! Outrageous! I mean, ok, maybe the worst punishment I ever got was a severe scolding and a long time-out (my parents aren't too big on punishments), and that's probably why I felt it wasn't fair to these kids. I mean, it is child abuse right?

     Later, my family and I, saw her again as I was walking through another void-deck. She was more calm now, sitting down, lecturing her kids while they were standing at a safe distance. She moved her arms as if emphasizing the point she was making. She was still angry though. When she saw her approaching, she immediately shut up. Folding her arms across her chest leaving her kids standing there in an awkward silence. I kept my eyes on her, there was something going on... Then, she briskly walked to another void-deck, her kids trailing behind. I heard another cry from her daughter and that was the last I saw of them.

     I seriously hate this behavior, especially coming from a grown woman. I really think she was on drugs, or maybe in a depressed state. If she can do this outside, just imagine what she does to them at home! Those poor, poor kids... :(